apple brandy en · NOUN
Etymology
Compound of apple + brandy. Attested from the 18th century.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A type of brandy made from apples.
9.00 New Moonshiners: Amanda and Kelly attempt to make a famous Appalachian apple brandy
2024 May 11, “FRIDAY Satellite, cable & sport”, in Radio Times, page 106:Let me adviſe all ſuch, as they value their own Credit, and the Succeſs of their Undertaking, to have no Dealings with Apple Brandy Makers, D__ll__ers, nor with Brandy Adulterers of any Sort, nor in any Shape whatever.
1735 June 5, JA. Ashley, Grub-Street Journal, London, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple brandies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
cs jabkovice (brandy made from apples) · cs jablkovice (brandy made from apples) · nl calvados (brandy made from apples) · nrf ieau-d'vie d'cidre (brandy made from apples) · nl appelbrandewijn (brandy made from apples) · pt brandy de maçã (brandy made from apples) · ca aiguardent de sidra (brandy made from apples) · hu almapálinka (brandy made from apples) · fi omenaviina (brandy made from apples)